After looking at a few previews of people using Gear VR I’m not sure if eyeglasses can be worn. Do you take off your glasses and use the focus dial?
I think I read in slashgear it will work with glasses
I believe it will
The guy from 'Tested' said in his video review from the Oculus Connect event that his glasses were not compatible with the headset because of his mixed astigmatism. And he also noted that because of it, the headset's lenses were harder to adjust.
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After looking at a few previews of people using Gear VR I’m not sure if eyeglasses can be worn. Do you take off your glasses and use the focus dial?
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Actually, after looking into it a little bit, it appears as though Gear VR may not really be suitable for wearing glasses with Though I suppose it could be done as long as the device still fits and wearing the two together isn't too uncomfortable, so it would also probably depend on the style and/or size of the glasses you are wearing. There are some similar devices that have a selection of lenses to accommodate people who wear glasses, but apparently Samsung does not offer this feature with Gear VR. Hope this info helps
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Actually, after looking into it a little bit, it appears as though Gear VR may not really be suitable for wearing glasses with Though I suppose it could be done as long as the device still fits and wearing the two together isn't too uncomfortable, so it would also probably depend on the style and/or size of the glasses you are wearing. There are some similar devices that have a selection of lenses to accommodate people who wear glasses, but apparently Samsung does not offer this feature with Gear VR. Hope this info helps
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best solution would be to wear contacts, or go to the doctor and do the laser treatment...I'm one of those lucky people who got 20/20....and yes I always wear eye-drops when go to the beach or take a shower....eat lots of green vegetables etc...
If you are near sighted, you wont need to wear glasses using gear vr. I have no idea about far sighted people.
There's a way to change the focus.
Focus can be changed using the scroll wheel on the top..so I guess it ll work for far sighted ppl too..
What if you are near and far sighted? I wish I was joking but one eye is each for me.
What happens if you look through binoculars? Usually people are fine looking through lenses close to their eyes even without corrective lenses in front.
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What if you are near and far sighted? I wish I was joking but one eye is each for me.
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The guy from Cnet used his own glasses with the Gear VR, it's probably not as comfortable as wearing no glasses but atleast he was able to use it this way.
"I slipped Gear VR over my own glasses, but you can also just adjust a top focus dial to fit your own prescription. (Although my -9 vision barely worked with one Gear VR headset's focus dial.) "
-9, no wonder he still needed to use glasses. I'm between - 3.75 and -4.00. My daughter is -8.25 and she can't see anything without her glasses.
I'm also -8.25 and I was able to get the Gear VR to focus perfectly. The wheel was to the max in the opposite direction as when I have my contacts in, so I would think -8 is getting to the max of it's focus tange.
Glad to report that after trying Gear VR at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL (Samsung has a experience location near the AT&T store) the headset works fine for my eyesight without glasses. The only issue is the the person doing the demo does not tell you about the focus wheel. Maybe he just thought I knew what I was doing.
On a separate note I wish they had more demo's. The blue ocean one is not enough and I wanted more. But in a few days I will have my grubby hands on my own.
Works for me without glasses. Im nearsighted. So I can't see far. Which luckily works out for the gear vr since the thing is less than an inch from your face.
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The manual specifically says not to user glasses and goes so far as to recommend wearing contacts. But as others have said, the focus wheel makes it easy to adjust focus.
I use the VR without my glasses or contacts and it works but requires moving the wheel to the extreme as far as it will go; it is *almost* in perfect focus but certainly good enough.
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What happens if you look through binoculars? Usually people are fine looking through lenses close to their eyes even without corrective lenses in front.
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Binoculars have a diopter ring to adjust each eye to proper foucus, so they work together with the main focus.
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Binoculars have a diopter ring to adjust each eye to proper foucus, so they work together with the main focus.
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Interesting... I guess I'm equally bad in both eyes, so I never noticed. Although now I have had a lasik procedure and I can see perfect 20/20 in both eyes. Its amazing. going on 5 years now, no problems.
I'm nearsighted and have different vision in each eye, the right eye quite a bit worse with far worse astigmatism. Even with that and uniform focus for both eyes in the gear vr, though, I am able to find a very suitable focus and have continued using the VR at length. I do believe it may be a bit better with contacts, and I will be getting new contacts shortly ( yes, just for the vr ) but for now, it actually works rather amazingly well considering how far off my eyes are from each other.
Everyone will be different, though. I have let many people try mine and everyone with poor vision and glasses was surprised they could find a very clear focus without their glasses, but I'm sure there are some out there where contacts will be the only option. Currently, options are limited without far more advanced hardware because adjusting the focal length of the lenses to focus to the eye slightly changes the magnification of the image as the distance changes. If they had independent focus, the two images wouldn't quite match up so the image being generated for each eye would have to adjust on the screen too.
We do live in the future, though, so someone will come up with something awesome for this very soon I'm sure.
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Been using my Galaxy Gear since Friday, had the weekend to play with it and in my honest opinion those bad reviewers were smoking something. =)
First off, they say there is lag and it's slow to respond. I'm VERY sensitive to lag and I have yet to find any lag on it, the UI is very smooth for me. It registers all of my swipes first try. The only real "slowdown" is S-Voice, but it's really not that bad considering it has to fetch the information and communicate with the phone.
Second they say the camera is mediocre. I disagree, I think the camera is GREAT on a tiny little device like this especially macro shots. Sample attached.
Third, some say it's uncomfortable, I found out after wearing for 10 minutes I hardly notice it on my wrist. It's just as comfortable as any other large men's watch while having a very sleek modern look to it.
Most importantly it doesn't feel like a beta product to me at all, everything works GREAT, it integrates very well with my Note 3. All the things I thought I'd have issues with turns out to be non-issues. I use the stock email client for Gmail and it works fantastic. Battery life is GREAT in day to day use, I went through a whole day of moderate use and still ended with 40 percent life left. It's the perfect companion device for me, I never miss anymore emails, phone calls or text messages. It has a very reliable bluetooth connection, only disconnecting when I'm too far out of range.
Being notified of an email or text message with a discreet little vibration on your wrist during a meeting or movie is priceless. Seeing people's face in awe when you answer a call from your watch never gets old. I'm a cyclist and this thing will be a godsend, I always would have to stop in the middle of a nice ride to check my phone when I receive a text just to see if it's important. Now I can just glance down at my wrist and keep on rolling if it's not urgent.
Lastly, this thing is a chick magnet lol. I had 3 ladies asking me about the watch while standing in line at a show, granted one was like 50+ but still. Chicks see the commercial and they get LOVE IT. I'm happy to report I love it also.
the idea behind the gear is great, but samsung did not impress me with features out of the box. admit it, smartwatch could be done 10 times better, even for 1st generation.
comparing features (except for camera/phone functionality) sony smartwatch 2 has most of them too, and it's like 2.5 times cheaper.
i'm not being cheap or greedy, but paying 300 euros for beta product is way too much in my opinion. i guess it will all change once there are custom roms and more software, but still, this thing should be a beast out of the box on the release day! why do we always have to wait for updates?
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Lastly, this thing is a chick magnet lol..
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Agree it is smooth and fast in operation, and as for ladies.... my wife and her daughter want one! Guess I married the right young lady :highfive:
You're preaching to the choir. Great hardware... Love the phone, SVoice and notifications.
I think your just wrong i understand if €300 is a lot of money for you to pay but is it fair to criticise a product because you think it's expensive.
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thats why i never trust reviewers, remember what they said about the original note? lol
I totally agree with the OP. This device is already great and will get much better.
it's expensive for the things it does. they should include things like sms writing support, full e/gmail browser, web browser, easy way to customize 'clock screen', timer, stopwatch, compass, flashlight (white screen), maps and full notification support i could justify the 300 euros price tag. but at the moment it really lacks simple features, or they are done in an annoying way.
I agree with you
Software software software.... All I read is moans and groans about bloody software. They will come, this is new technology in terms of software.
The real problems are the hardware and that we can do zero about. WHO in their right minds makes a wrist watch that is only water resistant to IP55 ie splashes or minor-some contact with water. If this watch gets a soaking even in the rain it will become a brick.
The clasp. It has the most infamous type of clasp used in the watch trade. There are already threads on this very topic that I warned about when the Gear thread section opened. The sort of clasp is just totally unacceptable for a watch in this price range. The camera is great when there is no moisture on the lens, that hole at the back of the lens needs to be sealed with tape.
The idea, the concept and design are great the software will come BUT this watch may not last long enough to take advantage of further software development. Like it, love it or hate it we cannot blindly enjoy the James Bond feeling for a month or two only, There are several severe hardware features that truly should have been sorted before this came on the market. I hate having to remove this watch every time I go near water and need to immerse my hands. That clasp is already starting to show signs of not closing correctly and those who bend that tiny spigot will soon realise that that bending only resolves the problem for a short time as once we start bending that spigot it weakens the metal and eventually leads to complete clasp failure.
I, like the OP, like the concept and enjoy the experience of ownership but only to a point. I fear a number of those who crow loudly now will soon be writing here about these problems.
I do find it idiotic that some owners have returned their watch due to the lack of software! That is the least of my concerns. This is not a well developed watch. It is also very expensive here in Europe. I don't even want to start the comparison game BUT how does Sony manage to make their devices far more water resistant yet Samsung cannot? OH and don't forget for those of us who live in hot climates its not only rain that causes the damage its also perspiration. Some guys have actually made their own wrist bands to go under the watch strap to prevent perspiration problems! Absurd for us to need to do this.
I do suggest we have a balanced and realistic review of the Gear. It simply isn't all bad and its far from perfect. Its rather clever in so many ways yet.....mmmmmm, not yet there.
Kind regards.
I love the watch, and I too have found a way to wear it and not even notice it's on my wrist.
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Software software software.... All I read is moans and groans about bloody software. They will come, this is new technology in terms of software.
The real problems are the hardware and that we can do zero about. WHO in their right minds makes a wrist watch that is only water resistant to IP55 ie splashes or minor-some contact with water. If this watch gets a soaking even in the rain it will become a brick.
The clasp. It has the most infamous type of clasp used in the watch trade. There are already threads on this very topic that I warned about when the Gear thread section opened. The sort of clasp is just totally unacceptable for a watch in this price range. The camera is great when there is no moisture on the lens, that hole at the back of the lens needs to be sealed with tape.
The idea, the concept and design are great the software will come BUT this watch may not last long enough to take advantage of further software development. Like it, love it or hate it we cannot blindly enjoy the James Bond feeling for a month or two only, There are several severe hardware features that truly should have been sorted before this came on the market. I hate having to remove this watch every time I go near water and need to immerse my hands. That clasp is already starting to show signs of not closing correctly and those who bend that tiny spigot will soon realise that that bending only resolves the problem for a short time as once we start bending that spigot it weakens the metal and eventually leads to complete clasp failure.
I, like the OP, like the concept and enjoy the experience of ownership but only to a point. I fear a number of those who crow loudly now will soon be writing here about these problems.
I do find it idiotic that some owners have returned their watch due to the lack of software! That is the least of my concerns. This is not a well developed watch. It is also very expensive here in Europe. I don't even want to start the comparison game BUT how does Sony manage to make their devices far more water resistant yet Samsung cannot? OH and don't forget for those of us who live in hot climates its not only rain that causes the damage its also perspiration. Some guys have actually made their own wrist bands to go under the watch strap to prevent perspiration problems! Absurd for us to need to do this.
I do suggest we have a balanced and realistic review of the Gear. It simply isn't all bad and its far from perfect. Its rather clever in so many ways yet.....mmmmmm, not yet there.
Kind regards.
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I disagree with your watch clasp opinion. At first I didn't think I'd like it, but to me, they implemented it well (especially with incorporating the speaker bulge). The bulge of speaker however can get annoying when resting your arm (eg typing on keyboard), but then again I usually take any watch off as even just the standard small, pin in hole type clips annoy me
I think we all agree on the lack of waterproofing and moisture issues needing improvement though...
On a side note, also don't think it's a beta product. It's a proper full release. Just they have a couple of improvements to make like any other first gen thing. First gen does not equal beta!
love mine
galaxy note 3
Love mine, specially now that I have loaded music, videos, apps, email and text work flawlessly, added personal notifications and ringtones. Do I need to go on, this Gear is not supposed to overtake your phone but rather complement it. The apps are coming soon from the developers making this a big success for Samsung.
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I just waterproffed my gear with this ! One year waterproofed !! Easy done!
http://www.nanostate.co/
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I just waterproffed my gear with this ! One year waterproofed !! Easy done!
http://www.nanostate.co/
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Have you or anyone else done this before? I'm curious as how it works and will/does it affect the feel of the phone/watch?
I'm very paranoid about getting my Gear wet. Something like this would be great.
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Have you or anyone else done this before? I'm curious as how it works and will/does it affect the feel of the phone/watch?
I'm very paranoid about getting my Gear wet. Something like this would be great.
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Nope never used it before.. But you arent getting your gear wet when Applying it. You just make a paper towel wet with the stuff and start rubbing your Gear in with the solution . Then wipe it off with a dry cloth and tadaa you Gear in nano coated...
Will make a video when I find myself having the time.
The reason I bought this was i was paranoid too when I went to the toilet and needed to wash my hands. Now that is all gone...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNnbU2qn0HA
I agree, I'm really happy with my device, within the first 20 minutes of pairing it to my Note 3 I received a call while I was dressing my son and what do you know my wrist starts ringing and i took a call hands free, my note was on the kitchen bench in the other room. I didnt need to hold my wrist up to my mouth and I could hear clearly and likewise to the person on my call. I look at emails/text messages while in meetings, this feature is really handy, I dont feel as rude by looking at my watch, with one tap of the screen I can read a message. Battery life is good, I can get 2-3 days with moderate usage no problems. At the end of the day $360 for a watch that pairs with my phone is a good deal, considering how much you would pay for a half decent watch. This is something I will stick to now and in the future, for my watch.
$300 for the Gear is fine..The watch design itself is worth the $300, think about a Rolex, or other expensive watches which cost $1000+. The Gear looks just as good as the expensive watches, plus you can do more with the Gear... Much Much more.
Reviews are like Arsewholes, everyone does one, and all of them stink!! Think for yourself, if you don't like it you can always return it..
GEAR UNLEASHED!!!!
I think the main reasons for the bad reviews are the price and that it only (officially) works with the Note 3, for now.
The price doesn't bother me as much since I got Best Buy to match that 30% coupon deal. But considering about a year ago, I spent $170 on a Casio G-Shock that does nothing more than tell me the date, time, and tide tables. Big deal. Decent watches cost money, even $300 is on the lower end.
What I never understood was how these reviewers gush about the Pebble, which has zero appeal to me - and I'm a gadget freak too! The reviews frequently compare the Pebble to the Gear, which is silly because the Gear is on a whole other level! They all talk about how the Pebble has so many apps and the Gear is lacking... how long has the Gear been out, 3 weeks?? Apps will come, not at all worried about that.
I also have no idea what the reviews are talking about re: camera quality. It's like they read the 1.9 MP spec and immediately dismiss it as a crap camera. Photos looks great for what it is, I was actually amazed at how well they looked. My only complaint about the camera is that there is no official way to turn off the shutter sounds, lol.
So after months of waiting, when it was released on Monday I couldn't help but feel hesitant about picking one up, lol I'm not sure if it was justifying the money for a piece of plastic or the idea of it coming out was more exciting than actually buying it, for me the main seller is the cinema, I'm a huge movie buff and watch movies a lot before bed on my Note 10.1 2014 or Note 4 (If too lazy to grab my tablet) so this is right up my ally, i hope. The other sell is the Harmonix music player, I'm hoping its included because I haven't heard anyone talk about it since launch, I'm hoping they just forgot and it doesn't mean that it sucks or isn't included, being able to lay back on the couch and basically meditate and vibe out with immersive visuals to my favorite music sounds pretty awesome. Lets hope. Honestly those reasons and the fact I specifically opted for the Note 4 over the Note Edge in anticipation for the VR kind of pushed the sale, Otherwise getting the Note 4 would have been in vain lol.
Honestly I'm pretty excited to get it now that its ordered, needless to say I sprang for the Next Day shipping from Samsung because of my hesitation to grab one early in the week, and I wanted to get it to play with over the weekend, so It SHOULD be sitting on my doorstep ready to rock when I get home from work tomorrow.
Questions to the people who already have one in their hands:
Any tips or tricks I should know before getting this tomorrow?
Any cool features I need to know about?
Is the included content easy to run through within a day and does any of it have playback value? (I.E. The ocean, concerts, Iceland etc.)
Loading your own Movies from SD, simple?
Overheating?
Battery Life?
Worth the money?
Gaming?
Current Content & Does it seem like future content will be coming pretty regular?
Is there a content store or just what's on the Included SD card?
Etc.
Any and all thoughts appreciated, I've been reading the threads people have posted who have already picked one up and it's helped me find some validation in grabbing one.
Thanks Guys, Pretty jazzed up due to the wait and the reviews I've been reading and watching, but nervous I just dipped into the savings (especially during the already expensive Christmas time) to buy a tchotchke lol I mean I'm no stranger to Early adopting, especially with Samsung but you never know what you are in for!
Again thanks for any help!
To be honest, I don't want to ruin the surprise for you. But i would save the gaming for last...
I just ordered a Gear VR as soon as I installed the Verizon VR update (wanted to wait for that to happen before ordering- this was quick for Verizon).
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To be honest, I don't want to ruin the surprise for you. But i would save the gaming for last...
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Lol I'm intrigued, do tell! What am i in for?
So that the picture isn't blurry you have to put the Gear VR up and down on your face till you find your sweet spot by adjusting it with the headstrap.
And don't forget to remove all plastic covers from the lenses, they are on the front and back of the lenses.
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So that the picture isn't blurry you have to put the Gear VR up and down on your face till you find your sweet spot by adjusting it with the headstrap.
And don't forget to remove all plastic covers from the lenses, they are on the front and back of the lenses.
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Thanks!
Use the Cinema first, it's probably the most impressive and intuitive mode.
Games haven't impressed me much.
I concur that moving it up and down on your face is probably the most important thing for clarity, which Samsung doesn't elaborate much in its manuals.
This is very important if it's pretty cold where you live. If the Gear VR is cold, it will fog up for the first few minutes of use due to it being heated up by the phone and your face. You will notice this because a small fog will form on the lens. What I do is lift the Gear VR off my face about an inch and just blow up into the glass. It will then defog. I have to do this a couple times initially until things warm up. And I'd recommend you watch the Gear VR Intro Video first. And Cinema is real cool with 3d movies / videos. Good luck!
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And don't forget to remove all plastic covers from the lenses, they are on the front and back of the lenses.
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That's weird... I did not have any plastic things on the front of my lenses (only had them on the lenses inside of the goggles) S: I had something on the tinted cover thing though? Hope no one played with my VR before delivering X_X
Anyways~
My VR starts getting warm after about an hour of normal use without the cover thing on I leave my cover off because I like walking around with the see through function :silly:
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That's weird... I did not have any plastic things on the front of my lenses (only had them on the lenses inside of the goggles) S: I had something on the tinted cover thing though? Hope no one played with my VR before delivering X_X
Anyways~
My VR starts getting warm after about an hour of normal use without the cover thing on I leave my cover off because I like walking around with the see through function :silly:
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Ok i got my Gear VR today and i had the exact same thing as you, only had a plastic film on the lenses inside of the googles and was also worried if it was already used. But the rest looks pretty much unused.
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Ok i got my Gear VR today and i had the exact same thing as you, only had a plastic film on the lenses inside of the googles and was also worried if it was already used. But the rest looks pretty much unused.
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It's probably nothing then XD This thing is so fun with my big ass headphones :silly: I feel like a cyborg when I walk around with it
Apparently if you have Titanium Backup or whatever you can use your phone like normal-ish(?)
And don't forget to wipe your phone's screen so no smudges if any XD
hows the GEAR VR with glasses? anybody tried it? does it cover the glasses form?
Glasses
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hows the GEAR VR with glasses? anybody tried it? does it cover the glasses form?
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Getting my Gear VR by UPS later today and also wondering about this. I watched a few unboxing videos and saw that there is an adjustment for nearsightedness...a dial you turn at top center it looked like. But one of the people in the video wore glasses and said it was OK.
I did also see that there is apparently a risk of damaging the lenses in the Gear VR by wearing glasses so we should take care as we try. Let us know your experiences as you test it out.
i am taking into consideration buying, if it can be used ok with glasses and if i find a reasonable price in EUROPE.
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i am taking into consideration buying, if it can be used ok with glasses and if i find a reasonable price in EUROPE.
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Just tried it with glasses and it works fine! There's a bit more pressure on your nose, but it definitely is possible. Didn't notice a big difference between having my glasses and not having them, as I'm near sighted. :good:
It really depends on the glasses. My tiny wireframes work just barely, but neither of my thicker frames even come close.
I was hellbent on wearing my glasses for awhile, but I have gradually learned to go without. The extra pressure on them kept worrying me that they were going to end up getting bent.
If you are nearsighted you might try without glasses since the screen is quite close - it works better for me that way.
i got these types:
http://www.ray-ban.com/international/products/optics/RB8411
i will try them when i have the occasion, but in EUR i cannot find them neither in stores, nor online with 30 days money back guarantee.
Mine kinda pinched my nose bridge too hard and i think it looked the same without them
Hi everybody,
in my Samsung Gear VR, when I look in the corners without moving my head, just with my eyes, it looks really unclear/blurred :/
And generally, it don't looks like it is really sharp. I thought it could be my eyes? Because actually I wear glasses and my eyes are not same strong. But under the Gear I'm not able to wear them.
Would really like to hear some experience from others.
Thanks.
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Hi everybody,
in my Samsung Gear VR, when I look in the corners without moving my head, just with my eyes, it looks really unclear/blurred :/
And generally, it don't looks like it is really sharp. I thought it could be my eyes? Because actually I wear glasses and my eyes are not same strong. But under the Gear I'm not able to wear them.
Would really like to hear some experience from others.
Thanks.
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If your eyes are different or are too bad to be fixed by the focus wheel then you have no choice but to get contacts. Close each eye individually and see what you experience.
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EscapeMaster said:
Hi everybody,
in my Samsung Gear VR, when I look in the corners without moving my head, just with my eyes, it looks really unclear/blurred :/
And generally, it don't looks like it is really sharp. I thought it could be my eyes? Because actually I wear glasses and my eyes are not same strong. But under the Gear I'm not able to wear them.
Would really like to hear some experience from others.
Thanks.
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The Gear VR uses one layered biconvex lenses. The convex form bends the light at a certain angle which differs from the middle to the outer part of the screen. As the screen is a flat surface and not rounded in a convex form (equal to the lenses) the outer ranges will for sure get more blurry. This can only be eliminated with multi layered lense constructs like the currently coming up HMDs will use (CV1 / Vive).
In short: Yes this is normal that the picture gets more blurry to the edges.
I found this to be case also, I figured it was just something that you will get with a $99 device.
Hello.
You can use glasses with new Gear Vr Consumer Edition.
It is not a 100% current information but I saw it in few youtubers reviews. Also I own "Gear Vr Light" version which is probably same as Consumer edition and I made life tests. Two of my friends who wear glasses were able to use my VR with the glasses put on. Still you must be very careful to not scratch the lenses but as they told me there is enough room inside of the device.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVX7iruysrM
look at 1:12
Hope it will help some of you
BR.
Just got the 2016 version of the Gear VR and I like it a lot ... except for the lenses. They magnify the image too much, so the pixels appear too large and too visible IMO. The same material looks much better to me when viewing it through my SnailVR SVR headset. So I want to use the SVR lenses with the Gear VR ... If you changed the lenses on your Gear, please tell me how it went and if you have any advice, please share ...
all mod lenses were made for GearVR 2015 because the lenses were uniform and mostly were to replace original lenses by prescription glasses , these helped short sighted zoom the device further forward and thus it becomes less pixelated or people with high ipds or variable eye to eye measures see clearly , with the little help from youtube the gear vr lenses could be removed , measured and moded lenses were made by skilled oculists to replace the original lenses . it is commonly advised not to buy the 2016 version of gear vr if you plan to do so since the lenses on these are not uniform . however if you are willing to take the risk your first concern is to find an oculist ready to do the mod for you since it requires delicate equipment and treatment , then just seek gear vr 2016 tear down videos to see if you are able to replace them.
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all mod lenses were made for GearVR 2015 because the lenses were uniform and mostly were to replace original lenses by prescription glasses , these helped short sighted zoom the device further forward and thus it becomes less pixelated or people with high ipds or variable eye to eye measures see clearly , with the little help from youtube the gear vr lenses could be removed , measured and moded lenses were made by skilled oculists to replace the original lenses . it is commonly advised not to buy the 2016 version of gear vr if you plan to do so since the lenses on these are not uniform . however if you are willing to take the risk your first concern is to find an oculist ready to do the mod for you since it requires delicate equipment and treatment , then just seek gear vr 2016 tear down videos to see if you are able to replace them.
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Thank you, night-mayor!
Can you tell me what you mean by "not uniform"?
they are not circular , they have part of the circle missing , and 0.5 cm around their diameter are narrowed further more than the rest of the lenses curve . it even creates a distortion that nobody knows why they want it
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they are not circular , they have part of the circle missing , and 0.5 cm around their diameter are narrowed further more than the rest of the lenses curve . it even creates a distortion that nobody knows why they want it
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Ah, of course. I actually noticed this but didn't realize that's what you meant. The Rift and VIVE also have this, and if I had to guess I'd say it lets you get a little closer to the lenses, having the bottoms cut at an angle like that gives you more room for your nose.
So no replacing the lenses ... but I wonder if I should still do the "FOV mod," where you remove part of the black plastic "shroud" to allow you to see more of the screen image ...